By Sgt. 1st Class Kap Kim
2nd BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs
FOB FALCON — While most Soldiers are asleep, a small contingent of the 15th Brigade Support Battalion carries out the mission of supplying the rest of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.
Almost every morning, even before zero-dark-thirty, Soldiers from the “Gambler” Battalion mount up to deliver fuel, food, auto parts and any needed supplies to the surrounding base camps in a mission they call “The Clip,” or Combat Logistical Patrol.
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Vieira, 15th BSB’s commander, said that the supplying of other bases is a “deliberate” process and is at the forefront of the battalion’s list of missions in theater.
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(Photo: 2nd Lt. Desiree Breaux, convoy commander, takes some notes before a Combat Logistical Patrol at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad.)
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